Jenn Rourke (Ninja) has been a radio DJ since 2001. Ninja first became interested in radio at age 7, listening to Casey Kasem's countdown every Sunday. As a teenager, Ninja's radio obsession shifted to the Dr. Demento Show, Loveline, and several Chicago-based music shows.
The radio name Ninja dates back to 2004 while interning at a Chicago morning show, because at the time, Ninja also operated MidwestNinja - an automated streaming radio station that played only Midwestern artists.
In past lives, Ninja hosted lots of radio shows, including The 2 Blondes Coutdown (countdown show - check), The Dysfunctional Jukebox (comedy music show - check); wrote a column called Hell on Stilts (giving advice to strangers - check), and got fired from writing said column (everyone in radio gets fired at least once - check).
Listen to Ninja's two most recent shows below.
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9/29 - 9am hour
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9:53am
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Nada Surf
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In Front of Me Now
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Moon Mirror (New West)
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Track Notes: @ Thalia Hall 10/10
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Buy Nada Surf Moon Mirror at Reckless Records
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9:48am
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MC Lyte
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I Am Woman
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Lyte As A Rock (First Priority)
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Buy MC Lyte Lyte As A Rock at Reckless Records
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9:42am
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Peaking Lights
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Innerterrestrial
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E S C A P E (Dekmantel)
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Buy Peaking Lights E S C A P E at Reckless Records
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9:39am
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Juniore
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Grand voyageur
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Trois, Deux, Un (Le Phonographe)
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Buy Juniore Trois, Deux, Un at Reckless Records
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9:33am
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Bright Eyes
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Bells and Whistles
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Five Dice, All Threes (Dead Oceans)
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Buy Bright Eyes Five Dice, All Threes at Reckless Records
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9:30am
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U.S. Girls
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So Typically Now
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Bless This Mess (4AD)
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Buy U.S. Girls Bless This Mess at Reckless Records
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9:26am
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Kelela
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Take Me Apart
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Take Me Apart (Warp)
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Track Notes: @ Salt Shed tonight for Warm Love Cool Dreams w/ Floating Points et al.
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Buy Kelela Take Me Apart at Reckless Records
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9:20am
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Nilüfer Yanya
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Method Actor
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My Method Actor (Ninja Tune)
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Buy Nilüfer Yanya My Method Actor at Reckless Records
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9:17am
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Maggie Rogers
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I Still Do
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Don't Forget Me (Debay/Capitol)
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Buy Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me at Reckless Records
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9:14am
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Jamie xx
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Waited All Night (featuring Romy & Oliver Sim)
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In Waves (Young)
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Buy Jamie xx In Waves at Reckless Records
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9:07am
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Gang Gang Dance
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Mindkilla
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Eye Contact (4AD)
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Buy Gang Gang Dance Eye Contact at Reckless Records
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9:01am
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The Comet Is Coming
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PYRAMIDS
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Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam (Verve)
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Buy The Comet Is Coming Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam at Reckless Records
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9/22 - 11am hour
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11:52am
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Native Soul
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The Beginning
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Teenage Dreams (Awesome Tapes from Africa)
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Buy Native Soul Teenage Dreams at Reckless Records
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11:48am
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Todd Rundgren
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Onomatopoeia
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Hermit Of Mink Hollow (Bearsville)
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Buy Todd Rundgren Hermit Of Mink Hollow at Reckless Records
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11:45am
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Los Bitchos
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Don't Change
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Talkie Talkie (City Slang)
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Buy Los Bitchos Talkie Talkie at Reckless Records
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11:39am
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Noga Erez
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No news on TV (featuring ROUSSOU)
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KIDS (City Slang)
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Buy Noga Erez KIDS at Reckless Records
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11:36am
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Fcukers
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Bon Bon
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Baggy$$ EP (Technicolour)
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Buy Fcukers Baggy$$ EP at Reckless Records
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11:29am
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IKOQWE
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Pele
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The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite (Crammed Discs)
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Buy IKOQWE The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite at Reckless Records
Buy IKOQWE at iTunes
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11:26am
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Fat Dog
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Wither
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WOOF. (Domino)
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Buy Fat Dog WOOF. at Reckless Records
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11:18am
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Jupiter & Okwess
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You Sold Me A Dream (featuring Ana Tijoux)
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Na Kozonga (Everloving)
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Buy Jupiter & Okwess Na Kozonga at Reckless Records
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11:15am
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Fontaines D.C.
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Starburster
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Romance (XL)
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Buy Fontaines D.C. Romance at Reckless Records
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11:07am
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Peel Dream Magazine
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Oblast
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Rose Main Reading Room (Top Shelf)
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Buy Peel Dream Magazine Rose Main Reading Room at Reckless Records
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11:04am
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The Rural Alberta Advantage
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Late September Snow
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The Rise & The Fall (Saddle Creek/Paper Bag)
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Buy The Rural Alberta Advantage The Rise & The Fall at Reckless Records
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11:01am
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Hinds
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Boom Boom Back (Featuring: Beck)
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VIVA HINDS (Lucky Number)
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Buy Hinds VIVA HINDS at Reckless Records
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9/22 - 10am hour
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10:55am
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Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Lands End
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Tinderbox (Geffen)
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Track Notes: by request
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Buy Siouxsie & The Banshees Tinderbox at Reckless Records
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10:53am
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Dressy Bessy
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I Saw Cinnamon
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Sound Go Round (Kindercore)
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Buy Dressy Bessy Sound Go Round at Reckless Records
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10:43am
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Hologram Kizzie Local
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A New Phaze (featuring Tanya Morgan & Fluffy)
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Hug Life (Bonafyde)
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Buy Hologram Kizzie Hug Life at Reckless Records
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10:39am
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The The
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Some Days I Drink My Coffee By the Grave of William Blake
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Ensoulment (earMUSIC)
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Buy The The Ensoulment at Reckless Records
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10:30am
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Cursive
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Botch Job
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Devourer (Run For Cover)
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Buy Cursive Devourer at Reckless Records
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10:27am
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Sincere Engineer Local
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California King
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Cheap Grills (Hopeless)
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Buy Sincere Engineer Cheap Grills at Reckless Records
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